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Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, Nigeria’s High Commissioner-designate to South Africa. The Nigerian Union South Africa (NUSA) has hailed the recent appointment of Chief Femi Fani-Kayode as Nigeria’s High Commissioner-designate to South Africa by President Bola Tinubu. This is contained in a statement signed by Dr Smart Nwobi, NUSA President General, made available to News men. NUSA ...
For many Nigerians, trust stays the single biggest barrier to fully adopting digital financial services. Years of exposure to online fraud, scams, fraudulent investment schemes, identity theft, and misleading promises have conditioned people to be naturally cautious. Even genuine, groundbreaking innovations are often greeted with skepticism before they are ever given a fair trial. Walk ...
The Enugu State Government says Governor Peter Mbah’s administration will continue to place human capital development and poverty alleviation at the centre of its agenda. The Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia gave the commendation on Friday at the 5th anniversary of the Chijioke Ugwueze Memorial Foundation (CUMEF) at the International Conference Centre ...
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says the Federal Government is paying unprecedented attention to the development of the South-East through inclusive governance. Idris stated this on Friday during a breakfast meeting with newsmen in Umuahia, Abuja. The minister dismissed claims that the region was being sidelined by federal government. He ...
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has said his call on the United Nations to investigate the May 15 abduction of school children and their teachers in Oriire LGA was not to diminish the efforts of security agencies. The newsmen report that 44 teachers and children kidnapped in three schools in Yawota and Ahoro-Esiele in ...
Peace The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, says President Bola Tinubu wants a peaceful South-East where Nigerians live in peace and enjoy stability and development in the region. Idris said this on Friday at a news conference on the sidelines of the South-East Regional Security Summit in Umuahia, Abia. The summit, ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica Former Anambra State Governor and Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) Presidential aspirant, Peter Obi, has criticised the Federal Government’s handling of the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, saying stronger and more decisive action should have been taken to secure their release. Obi said that if ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Lagos State Police Command, through its Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV), has partnered with the Apapa Iganmu Local Council Development Area (LCDA) to sensitise transport operators, traders and other stakeholders on the dangers of drug abuse, cultism and election-related violence. The sensitisation programme, held at the Apapa Iganmu ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso A dispatch rider sustained severe injuries in a road accident that occurred on Friday afternoon near Abule Egba Bridge, in front of the BRT junction opposite Super, causing panic among commuters and other road users. The rider was reportedly involved in a collision with a korope commercial minibus while plying the busy ...
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has ordered the FCT Department of Development Control to demolish Ruga, an illegal settlement close to Karmajiji in Kukwaba District, Abuja. Wike gave the order when he led security operatives to the settlement, a suspected criminal hideout, after the FCT Security ...
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has closed the online registration portal for the third Phase of the Renewed Hope Employment Initiative (RHEI III), ending the nationwide application process. The Director-General of NDE, Silas Agara, announced this in a statement issued in Abuja. Agara said the portal, which was launched on July 23 by the ...
In a bold move to strengthen security, protect residents and boost investor confidence, the Ogun State Executive Council led by the Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has transmitted four landmark bills designed to tackle violent crimes, ritual killings, cultism, extortion and the growing challenge of missing persons across the state to the Ogun State House of ...
Former Imo governorship candidate, Mr Uche Nwosu, has received the City of East Orange’s Award for Outstanding Leadership and Human Capacity Development in New Jersey, United States. Nwosu, who served as Chief of Staff to former Imo Governor Rochas Okorocha and is President of the Ugwumba Centre for Leadership Development in Africa (UCLA), disclosed this in ...
The Naval War College Nigeria (NWCN) has called for stronger collaboration among security agencies, emergency management institutions and other critical stakeholders to enhance disaster preparedness and response in Cross River’s maritime environment. The call was the central focus of a three-day Inter-Agency Cooperation in Maritime Security Operations Seminar organised by the College for participants of ...
Abuja, July 31,2026 (2026) The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has donated nine buses to leaders of All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth Wing to enhance movement during party activities and community services.The News men reports that the first lady officially presented the vehicles to the APC National Youth Leader and Deputy National Youth Leader, Dayo ...
The Lagos State Government, through its Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency has trained marriage registrars on effective premarital counselling for couples to build stable homes and prevent domestic violence. Speaking during the two-day training at Ikeja on Thursday, Pastor Emmanuel Oladele, the President of the Institute of Marriage Administrators and Counselors of Nigeria, said that ...
IMPI Abuja, July 31, 2026 The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) says the resilience and sacrifices of Nigerians have been central to the success of President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms. IMPI stated this in a statement issued by its Chairman, Dr Omoniyi Akinsiju, on Friday in Abuja. The statement, titled “Nigerians as Actual Executors of ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Anambra Command, says effective collaboration with other security agencies is the key to tackling illicit drug trafficking, substance abuse and other crimes. The State Commander, NDLEA, Mr Charles Onubogu, said this on Thursday in Awka, during a familiarisation visit by the Commanding Officer, 14 Field Engineer Regiment, Onitsha, ...
An unidentified man has been found dead in an uncompleted building at Albishiri Area in Chanchaga Local Government Area of Niger. The community leader, Dangana Abubakar, said residents discovered the body hanging inside the uncompleted building in the morning on Thursday. According to him, it was the second time that a dead body was found ...
The Afro-Arab Youth Council (AAYC), West Africa Secretariat, has pledged to collaborate with the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to strengthen public advocacy, pilgrim welfare, and citizen participation in pilgrimage administration. AAYC West Africa Coordinator, Amb. Akoshile Mukhtar, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja following the council’s courtesy visit to NAHCON Chairman/CEO, Amb. Ismail ...
Tourism stakeholders have called for stronger collaboration, policy reforms, investment and effective regulation to accelerate the growth and global competitiveness of Nigeria’s tourism sector. Newsmen report that the stakeholders made the call at the ninth Nigeria Tourism Investors Forum and Exhibition (NTIFE) on Thursday in Abuja. The theme of the two-day event is ,”Tourism Transformation ...
By Taiye Olayemi Access Bank Plc has dismissed as false a purported shutdown notice circulating on social media and WhatsApp, assuring customers and stakeholders that it remains financially strong and fully operational. The bank gave the assurance in a statement, saying all its banking operations and subsidiaries were functioning normally and delivering uninterrupted services to ...
